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The Cousins

Young provincial Charles arrives in Paris to stay with his cousin Paul while studying law. Paul is a decadent, bohemian pleasure-seeker who shows the meek, diligent Charles the thrills of city life. When Charles falls for Florence, one of Paul's acquaintances, relationships begin to shift.

1h 52m1959TMDb 6.8

Drama

French

Crew and Cast

Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolDirectorGérard BlainGérard BlainCharlesJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude BrialyPaulJuliette MaynielJuliette MaynielFlorenceGuy DecombleGuy DecombleLe libraireGeneviève ClunyGeneviève ClunyGenevièveMichèle MéritzMichèle MéritzYvonne
Corrado GuarducciItalian Count MinervaStéphane AudranStéphane AudranFrançoisePaul BiscigliaPaul BiscigliaMarcJeanne PérezJeanne PérezLa femme de ménageFrançoise VatelFrançoise VatelMartineAndré ChanalAndré Chanal
Gilbert EdardClara GansardClara GansardJean-Louis MauryJean-Louis MauryUn étudiant joueur de bridge
Virginie VitryJean-Marie ArnouxJean-Marie Arnoux
Robert Barre
Michel Benoist
Gaby Blondé
Chantal Bouchon
Catherine CandidaJacques DeschampsJacques Deschamps
Abdou Filali
Yann GroëlAndré JocelynAndré JocelynPhilippe
Jacques KempJean-Pierre MoulinJean-Pierre MoulinUn étudiant
Sabine Moussali
Christian Pezey

Storyline

Young provincial Charles arrives in Paris to stay with his cousin Paul while studying law. Paul is a decadent, bohemian pleasure-seeker who shows the meek, diligent Charles the thrills of city life. When Charles falls for Florence, one of Paul's acquaintances, relationships begin to shift.

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Info

Original title
Les Cousins
Status
Released
Released
11 March 1959
Runtime
1h 52m
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (103 votes)

Production

Director
Claude Chabrol
Writers
Claude Chabrol
Studios
AJYM-Films
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French, German